Καλούνται όσοι μαθητές/τριες γνωρίζουν ή θέλουν να ασχοληθούν με τον προγραμματισμό και την εκπαιδευτική ρομποτική να έρθουν στο γραφείο του Διευθυντή (με το άνοιγμα του Σχολείου) και να δηλώσουν συμμετοχή στην ομάδα Προγραμματισμού και Εκαπιδευτικής Ρομποτικής που θα δημιουργηθεί και την φετινή χρονιά στο Σχολείο μας.
Για αρχή το Σχολείο μας θα λάβει μέρος στον ακόλουθο διεθνή διαγωνισμό του Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) μέ έπαλθα τα ακόλουθα χρηματικά ποσά (2 x 4.096€, 2 x 2.048€, 2 x 1.024€) και ένα ταξίδι στις Βρυξέλλες!

The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) is a charity that empowers
users to control technology. To inspire the younger generation to
software freedom, the FSFE is organising the coding competition “Youth
Hacking 4 Freedom” (YH4F), where teenagers from all around Europe have
the chance to compete in a fair and fun way.

To make this project a success we need your support to help us reach out
to young people. Your contribution is valuable to make sure that young
people from your community and region take part and have the chance to
win an awesome prize and a trip to Brussels.

YH4F in a nutshell:
* Participants must be 14-18 years old and should register at YH4F
website [^1].
* The opening event will be hosted on Sunday, 10 October 2021.
* The registration is open until Sunday, 31 October 2021.
* Six winners will be awarded with cash prizes (2 x 4.096€, 2 x
2.048€, 2 x 1.024€) and a trip to Brussels.
* The competition takes place online. The Award Ceremony is in Brussels.

The YH4F competition includes an online opening day to welcome everyone
on board, in a kick-off event on Sunday 10 October, 5pm CET. The FSFE
will present the competition and answer open questions. Please find more
information on how to join at YH4F website [^1].

## Coding

From Monday 1 November 2021, a five-month coding phase starts and the
participants focus on coding until March 2022. Participants can bring in
all their imagination to the competition; they can code any type of
software they want, as long as it is Free Software. The software project
can be a stand-alone program written from scratch, or you can modify and
combine existing programs. Everything is welcome! The participants will
have the chance to briefly follow each other’s work and exchange ideas.

## Evaluation

After the participants submit their programs, an evaluation phase is
carried out by Free Software experts. Our jury members [^2] excel in
software development; among them are Neil McGovern, Executive Director
of the GNOME Foundation, and Claudia Müller-Birn, Professor for
Human-Centered Computing at the Freie Universität Berlin.

## Awards

The winners will be invited to receive their awards during a trip to
Brussels in June 2022. The 2-day trip includes the Award Ceremony and
social activities where the winners will have the chance to get to know
each other better.